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Title Mémére Métisse / a documentary by Janelle Wookey ; written, produced, edited by Janelle Wookey
Published Winnipeg, MB : Winnipeg Film Group, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (31 min.)
Summary For over sixty years, Cecile St. Amant has been keeping a deep secret - she is Métis. Cecile's granddaughter, Janelle sets out to understand her Mémére's denial and playfully plots her own mission to open her Mémére's eyes to the richness of their heritage. As the two faceoff in a battle of the wills, Janelle soon realizes that her Mémére will not be easily convinced that being Métis is something to be proud of. In this heart-warming and extraordinary journey, Janelle's mischievous and persistent prodding of her grandmother reveals a generation's legacy of shame and the profound courage of the human spirit to overcome it. Please Note: The (mis)use of accents in the word 'Mémére'#x9D; is intentional by the filmmaker
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed November 10, 2016)
In French and English with English subtitles
Subject Métis women.
Ethnicity.
Miscegenation.
Intergenerational relations.
ethnicity.
Ethnicity.
Intergenerational relations.
Métis women.
Miscegenation.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Wookey, Janelle, producer, screenwriter, editor
Wookey Productions, production company